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MCASD Downtown (Temporarily Closed)
Temporarily closed. MCASD's Downtown campus is transforming and will provide new experiences to serve all audiences in our regional community more fully.
MCASD Downtown welcomes people to artistic performances, exhibitions, events, and experiences following a flexible schedule.
Please check our events tab for more.
1100 Kettner Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
858-454-3541
Getting Here
Getting to MCASD Downtown (Temporarily Closed) at 1100 Kettner Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101
— Exit Sassafras Street/San Diego Airport
— Ramp merges into Kettner Boulevard
— Travel approximately 1.5 miles on Kettner Boulevard
— Exit at 6th Avenue
— Turn left onto 6th Avenue
— Turn right onto Ash Street
— Turn left onto Kettner Boulevard
— Travel approximately 1 ½ blocks
— Exit Ash Street
— Follow Ash Street to Kettner Boulevard
— Turn left onto Kettner Boulevard
— Travel approximately 1 ½ blocks
MCASD Downtown does not have a parking lot, however public garages and surface lots are nearby. Metered street parking is also available near the Museum. Street parking meters are not enforced after 6 pm, on Sundays, and certain holidays
Take the Green or UC San Diego Blue Line to Santa Fe Depot or take the Orange Line to Courthouse Station. MCASD's Jacobs and Copley Buildings are located at 1100 Kettner Boulevard, next to the Santa Fe Depot train station.
On Saturdays and Sundays, two children 12 and under ride free on MTS buses and trolleys with a regular adult fare. Youth 18 and under can ride free with the Youth Opportunity Pass.
The Coaster commute trains operate daily Monday-Thursday (with extended service on Friday) between Oceanside and the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego. The station is attached to the Jacobs Building at MCASD Downtown. The Coaster runs four times on Saturdays and has no Sunday service.
Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner offers several daily round-trip journeys between San Luis Obispo and San Diego, making convenient stops in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. It arrives and departs from the Santa Fe Depot attached to the Jacobs Building at MCASD Downtown.
MTS bus routes 83, 215 and 235 service the Santa Fe Depot. You may also utilize the MTS Trip Planner to plan an alternate route.
On Saturdays and Sundays, two children 12 and under ride free on MTS buses and trolleys with a regular adult fare.
The Museum is located 2.5 miles away from the airport, which is about a 10-minute cab ride.
By car, take North Harbor Drive East to West Broadway. Make a left on West Broadway. Then make a left on Kettner Blvd.
By bus, take the #992 bus marked "Airport/Downtown" from the airport's Commuter Terminal, Terminal 1, or Terminal 2 to the corner of Kettner and Broadway. For schedule information, visit sdmts.com.
Visitor Guidelines
Our entrances and most restrooms are wheelchair accessible with a limited number of wheelchairs available at Front Desk.
No food or drink in the galleries.
Sketching is permitted in the galleries (pencil only, no ink or paint) with sketchbooks no larger than eight and a half by eleven inches (twenty-one and a half by twenty-eight centimeters). Easels, stools, and sitting on the floor is not permitted.
Visitors may use mobile devices to take still photographs, but video, panorama, and other digital documentation may be restricted in some galleries.
Disruptive cell phone conversations are also discouraged.
Photography is permitted in the Museum galleries unless otherwise noted. Videotaping and tripods are prohibited.
Smoking and e-cigarettes are not permitted anywhere on the grounds.
We encourage all visitors to engage with the artwork in a safe and respectful manner. Please do not touch works of art on display and be mindful of safety barriers in place for certain artworks.
MCASD is committed to creating an inclusive environment and accommodating our audience's diverse needs. If you require any special assistance while visiting MCASD, please contact us at 858 454 3541 or email info@mcasd.org to make arrangements.
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